Address issues following the show.
Review the two new vans.
Review the store interior fittings.
As we put the layout up, we all agreed that the show, whilst tiring, had been a success. We then turned to a few minor issues that had occurred.
Drooping wires - We'd often commented on the way the loom wiring hung down, but until it all got in the way of the myriad of boxes needed to be stored underneath the layout did we realise how annoying and vulnerable it was. When rummaging in boxes, connectors had occasionally worked loose, which was not a good idea. Geoff now fitted 'cup hooks' to the structure and the wiring support was much better.
Geoff put his two track cleaning vehicles on the layout - with their 'new' cardboard bodies. These had only been brought out at the show and we now had time to examine them properly. The new bodies cover the two proprietary vehicles described previously. Both are in basswood/cardboard, designed, laser cut, assembled and painted by Geoff. Although freelance, they take specific features from several prototypes. The shorter Bachmann tank wagon is made entirely of card. The overall design echoes the Gaaken coaches described previously.
The Dapol vaccum cleaner body is basswood with crisp, 'etched' planking and card detailing. The grilles had to be functional as the vacuum cleaner wagon needed to blow the air out somewhere!
Some left-over bits and pieces show how fine the laser can cut.
After the central room of the main building had been re-designated a store room, Stephen had decided to produce some racking and a multitude of items to be stored on it. Some pallets to keep items off the floor (and make fitting easier) had also been made and populated with various scrap items. These were all dropped into the store room as the layout was set-up with little time to take-in their effect. Now seen again, the possibility of moving the pallet arrangement to the rear wall and constructing a metal storage rack on the left hand side was considered. Some research will be need.
